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To Orientate

  1. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To face a given direction.
  2. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
  3. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
  4. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, transitive) To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
  5. (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Usage notes

Generally considered an error in American English.[1] Compare developmentation.

Synonyms

to orient